Album dossier / 1982
Zapp II
Zapp · Electro-Funk
Zapp's second LP doubled down on the talk-box formula of the debut, with the 11-minute floor-filler 'Dance Floor' becoming a signature club cut that reinforced the Troutman family's electro-funk blueprint two years after 'More Bounce to the Ounce' set the template.
Record facts
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Producer
- Roger Troutman, Zapp Troutman
- Chart peak
- US Billboard 200 #25 / US R&B #2
- Notable tracks
- ★ Dance Floor
- ★ Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)
- ★ Do You Really Want An Answer?
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
5 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Zapp. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 6 tracks
- Dance Floor
- Playin' Kinda Ruff
- Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)
- Do You Really Want An Answer?
- Come On
- A Touch Of Jazz (Playin' Kinda Ruff Part II)
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapp_II, discogs.com/master/9461-Zapp-Zapp-II · track listing: https://www.discogs.com/release/12841215-Zapp-Zapp-II · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-09-02